Wednesday, February 24, 2011

ELA: Training the Cat-edit the errors in the text, rewrite it with corrections, and use it as inspiration for your own training a pet story.

Due: Friday

*Remember Newbery book must be read by March 1

Math: HW#12 on coordinate graphing

Due: Friday

Due to the weather forecast, the jog-a-thon is more than likely going to be postponed. We will have rotations tomorrow.

Friday, February 18, 2011

ELA: Read, read, read! You have a nice long weekend to enjoy great literature.

Math: HW#10

Due: Wednesday

PE: Fitness Logs

Pledges for jog-a-thon are due next Friday.

Enjoy the holiday weekend!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

ELA: Writing from the First-Person and Third-Person perspective

Due: Friday

*Continue to read your Newbery book. You should have it completely read by March 1.

Science: Don't forget to study for the quiz tomorrow! HW was corrected and returned to you today.

One week until the jog-a-thon! Get those pledges from all of your family members and friends.

*Newsflash*

Jackets, sweaters, hats, bags, water bottles and more, have taken over the world (okay, just the 5th grade cottage and patio)! If you do not take your belongings home with you tomorrow, they will be donated with the rest of the lost and found items.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

ELA: MUGS HW on plural forms of nouns

Due: Thursday

Math: HW#10

Due: Friday

Science: HW#4: Quiz Prep

Due: Friday

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

ELA: Toothpaste Ad

Due: Wednesday

Math: HW#9

Due: Wednesday

Parent Surveys- Don't forget to bring in the last page of the parent survey for your free pizza and yogurt coupons. Students may write their name on the yogurt certificate and have their parent sign it before redeeming it.

Jogathon reminder- Each student will be asked to set a goal for a number of laps. Each student will run for 20 minutes. This will help each of you know what you are aiming for. Also, don't forget to get those pledge forms filled out. The more you have, the more money you raise for LCS! Here are our running times:

Sandra 9:30-9:50

Lorena 11:30-11:50

Rachel G. 11:50-12:10

Come and cheer for our 5th grade runners!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

ELA: Reading HW on Main Ideas & Details

Due: Tuesday

*Continue reading your Newbery book

Math: HW#8; Study for the Quiz (7 questions)

Due: Tuesday

PE Log: If you did not turn in your log today, you MUST do so tomorrow. This counts towards your grade. New logs were handed out tomorrow.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

ELA: Continue reading your Newbery Book

Work on Native American report

Due: Report due Friday OR Monday (We hope to see your BEST!)

Math: HW#6 and CW from Wednesday

Due Friday

PE: Logs are due Monday

*Don't forget to keep getting those jog-a-thon pledges.

Monday, February 7, 2011

ELA: Students will need to pick a Newbery Honor or Award winning book to read at home and answer a few questions about their selection tonight. We expect students read this book by March 1st. More information about our Newbery project will be given as we get closer to March.

Math: HW#4; This is review of subtracting fractions from unit 2. We began to explore the concepts behind multiplication of fractions today with a hands-on paper activity. More to come this week!

Social Studies: Reports are due this Friday

Friday, February 4, 2011

We wish you all a fabulous Super Bowl Weekend! Some of the students have learned our first dance for the 5th grade performance, which is football themed. It makes for a great half-time show! If your child elected to participate in the cast, ask them to share it.

Math Extra Credit HW: For 5 HW points, write each team's scores as a fraction, percent, and decimal. You will need to figure out what the whole is. Write it on a separate sheet of paper, label it clearly, and show your work. No credit will be given if there are just answers on your paper.

ELA: Keep reading!

Math: HW#3; Review of adding fractions; use the notes given to you as a guide

Due: Monday

Social Studies & Writing: Keep working on getting those body paragraphs finished. Your report is due February 11. This upcoming week, we will focus on introduction & concluding paragraphs in class and writing the final draft. We are almost there!!!!

PE: Continue to prepare for the Jog-a-thon. The more you run, the more money we raise! Also, your fitness logs should be filled out DAILY!

*If you return to school after being out sick, it is your responsibility to check in with each teacher to get the work you missed, schedule make-up assessments, etc. Each of us has 69 students and it is harder for us to keep track of who needs what from each day, especially since so many of you have been absent. YOU know if you have been out and when, so simply ask us and we are happy to help you catch up!

We hope to have a 100% healthy 5th grade soon!

Thursday, February 2, 2011

ELA: Work on writing body paragraphs for any CAFs that have been checked for accuracy.

Science: Study for the quiz tomorrow!

Social Studies: Your research should be done for all CAFs and turned in tomorrow for Lorena to check off.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

ELA: Editing for MUGS; Study for Word Study Review Quiz on Friday

Due: Editing due Thursday: Quiz on Friday

*If you have CAFs that you can write paragraphs for, please do so. You may turn these in to your homeroom teacher for review and feedback. Next week, we will focus on writing the introductory and concluding paragraph, as well as publishing the final draft.

Math: HW#2 (found on the back of yesterday's HW)

Due: Friday

Science: Quiz on Friday; HW#2

Due: Friday

Social Studies: FINISH CAF forms to be checked for accuracy by Lorena

PE: Many PE logs were incomplete or not turned in. These count towards PE grades. You received a new one for the next two weeks. Please fill them out DAILY!

If you have been out sick, please check in with each teacher during recess/lunch to get all missing assignments.

Science Quiz Friday

Hi all,
I am out at a training the rest of the week. Nonetheless, there will be a science quiz Friday on space and gravity. HW #2, which will be given today (Wednesday) is a review for the quiz. Students should be sure to ask Whitney if they have any questions before the quiz. She is an amazing resource and we are lucky to have her! I hope everyone enjoyed going to IP yesterday.
Thanks,
Rachel

Monday, January 31, 2011

*Tomorrow we will have school at IP (middle school site). Please remember to carpool!

We had several students absent in each class today, including a teacher :-(. Please take care of yourselves by eating well, washing your hands several times a day, and coughing into your elbows. We wish everyone a speedy recovery! :)

ELA: Literary Response

Due: Tuesday

Math: Project and Self Assessment Sheet

Due: Tuesday

Social Studies: Continue to complete CAFs. You will need all the research done by the end of this week in order to make the deadline of February 11. Only after the CAFs have been checked for accuracy, can you begin to write the body paragraphs of your report during writing workshop.

Due: Wednesday

P.E.: If you didn't turn in your log today, you must turn it in TOMORROW! You will receive new logs this week. Keep up the exercise. All that training will come in handy for the jog-a-thon!

Friday, January 28, 2011

Math: Assessment on Monday; Zig's project due Tuesday (at IP)

Social Studies: Please be sure to complete CAFs in order to get them checked off by Lorena. You will need to have your research done in order to utilize writing time effectively. Your homeroom teacher would like to conference with you regarding each paragraph in order to give you feedback on how to revise/edit. However, if you are not prepared to write in class, we are unable to give you feedback.

PE: Log due Monday!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

*Important: Our visit to the middle school campus is scheduled for next Tuesday, February 1st. Students will be dropped off and picked up from IP. We encourage you to organize carpools and have students take a disposable bag with their lunch (so they don't accidentally leave it behind). An email will follow with a map of the carpool drop off and times.

ELA: Homophones

Due: Thursday

Math: Study for the Assessment; Write down questions or sample problems that you would like to review on Friday. The test will be on Monday!

Science: HW#2

Due: Friday

Social Studies: Report CAFs

PE: Log is due next Monday

Science Site for New Unit

Hi there families,
We're starting our new unit about Space and Weather. I'm encouraging students to bring in any recent news articles or information they find about space or weather.
Also, here's a website that has some information about the unit:

http://www.fossweb.com/ca/modules3-6/WaterPlanet/index.html

I sent home a vocabulary sheet that covers vocabulary for the first two weeks of the unit. They should be very familiar with the terms by the end of the two weeks.
Thanks,
Rachel

Monday, January 24, 2011

Parent HW: Please take the time to complete the survey you were emailed last week. The closing date is this week and the information is extremely helpful to our strategic planning process.

Due: ASAP :)

ELA: Tonight students will reflect on ideas related to "No Name Calling Awareness Week." We encourage you to have discussions with your family about any experiences you have had with bullying, put-downs, etc.

Due: Tuesday

Math: HW#15; Unit 3 Assessment will be this Friday- begin studying now! Study guide will be given tomorrow.

Due: Tuesday

Social Studies: CAF and research

PE: Daily Log

Due: January 31

Jog-a-thon! Don't forget to get those pledges. This is a great way students can take responsibility for fund-raising at LCS. So many have expressed how it makes them feel good to raise money for the many things they love about our wonderful school.

Enjoy the southern California sunshine today!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

ELA: Finish the writing for your science study guide.

Math: HW#13

Due: Friday

Science: Finish study guide booklet; Assessment tomorrow

Social Studies: Continue to research details for your report

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

ELA: We continue to work on editing skills. Today's writing lesson was on subject/verb agreement and consistency with tenses. Tonight's homework requires students to edit two letters between foreign exchange students.

Due: Thursday

Math: HW#13; Students were given copies of notes and equivalency charts to translate fractions, decimals, and percents. Our class work modeled how to use these tools. Students will practice using them for homework and reflect on real life situations using fractions, decimals, and percents. Friday's lesson will clarify students' questions and provide additional practice.

Due: Friday

Social Studies: As we begin to write our reports during writing workshop, it is important for students to fill out the graphic organizers provided in social studies and to have the content ready for writing. Lorena will be checking each of these for accuracy of information and the homeroom teacher will guiding students through the writing process to write the reports. Your homework is to research and document the details on these graphic organizers in addition to what is finished in class.

Science: Continue to study for Friday's assessment.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

ELA: Word Study

Due: Wednesday

Math: HW#12

Due: Wednesday

Science: HW#10

Due: Wednesday

Social Studies: Continue research for native american project

Due: ongoing

PE: Daily Log

Due: January 31

*Last 2 weeks' log is due tomorrow.